Sir Filoimea Telito GCMG MBE (19 March 1945 – 11 July 2011)[3] was a political and religious figure from the Pacific nation of Tuvalu.

[4] He served as principal of the Motufoua Secondary School on Vaitupu island, and was a pastor in the Church of Tuvalu (Ekalesia Klisiano Tuvalu), of which he eventually became the president, a position which he held until his death.

[2] In the 1997 New Year Honours, Telito was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "community and public services, especially to education.

He died on 11 July 2011 of a heart attack, and was buried in Funafuti three days later.

All government activity ceased on the day of the funeral, in a sign of respect.